Railroad-tie.



"No. 669,559. Patented Mar. I2, 1901. n. STOUT.

RAILROAD TIE.

(Application filed July 20, 1900.;

(No Model.)

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:NIT'ED TATES HIRAM STOUT, OF KINGMAN, KANSAS.

RAILROAD-TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 669,559, dated March 12, 1901..

Application filed July 20, 1900. Serial No. 24,298. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HIRAM STOUT, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of King man,.in the county of Kingman and State of Kansas, have invented a new and Improved Railroad-Tie, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved railroad-tie which is simple and durable in construction and arranged to securely hold the rails in position and to prevent the same from spreading.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a transverse section of the improvement. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional side elevation of the same on the line 3 3 inFig. l.

The improved railroad-tie consists, essentially, of pairs of hollow stringer-blocks A, made of clay or other vitreous material and connected with each other at the top by metallic tie-bars B, of which the ends 13 fit into.

correspondingly-shaped recesses O,formed in the under side of the wooden chairs 0, resting on the tops of the blocks A and supporting the bases of the railroad-rails D, as plainly indicated in the drawings, the several parts A, B, and 0 being securely fastened together by bolts E, extending vertically through the blocks A, the tie-bars B, and the chairs 0, nuts E engaging the rail bases to hold the rails in place and against lateral movement, as will be readily understood by reference to the drawings.

By the arrangement described the metallic tie-bars B securely connect the blocks A with each other, and at the same time the bars are securely connected With the wooden chairs 0, and as the latter are interposed between the blocks Aand the rails D it is evident that said chairs form cushions for taking up the vibrations incident to the railroad-train passing over the rails D and also prevent undue wear on the top of the clay blocks A, so that the latter are protected and are not injured by the jarring action given to the chairs 0 by the rails D when a train travels on the rails.

Having thus fully described my invention, Iclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A railroad-tie, comprising a pair of hollow stringer-blocks of vitreous material,a tiebar bolted to said blocks, and wooden chairs for receiving the rails, interposed between the blocks and rails, and having recesses at their under sides for receiving the ends of the tie-bar, as set forth.

2. A railroadtie, comprising a pair of hollow stringer-blocks of vitreous material, a tiebar bolted to said blocks, wooden chairs for receiving the rails, interposed between the blocks and rails, and having recesses at their under sides for receiving the ends of the tiebar, as set forth, and bolts for connecting the parts with each other, the nuts of the bolts engaging the rail bases, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

I-IIRAM STOUT.

Witnesses:

CHARLES R. COOK, JOHN G. FOLEY. 

